Wringer



WRINGER Walter L. Kauffman, II, Erie, Pa., assigner to LovellManufacturing Company, Erie, Pa., a

corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 21, 1933, Serial No.703,355

6 Claims.

Clothes wringers are usually provided with some sort of a guide, orhand-rest by means of which the clothes may be readily directed to thebite of the rolls. Where these rests, or guides project a substantialdistance from the rolls it is desirable to have them so formed that theymay be readily assembled on the wringer frame and preferably detachablysecured to facilitate shipping. It is also desirable to have these restsso connected with the frame that when connected they are practicallyrigid with the frame. The present invention is directed to animprovement in the manner of mounting guides, or rests on the wringerframe. Features and details of the invention will appear from thespecification and claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing as follows:-

Fig. I shows a front elevation of a wringer with the rest in place.

Fig. 2 an end elevation of a wringer rest at one side of the wringerbeing in section on the line 2 2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 a rear view of a part of a rest showing a connecting memberthereon. I

Fig. 4' a perspective view of a part of the side stile showing theconnecting members thereon.

Fig. 5 an enlarged section of the connecting means between the rest andstile, the section being on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

I marks a wringer frame, 2 and 3 rolls mounted therein. The frameincludes the usual side stiles Il. The frame is preferably formed ofsheet metal.

A rest 5 is preferably in the form of a stamping and has brackets 6 atthe ends. These brackets have outerwalls 'I, inner walls 8 and frontwalls 9, the front walls being curved inwardly at the top and with theside walls of the bracket forming closures, o-r housings which seat onthe front face of the stiles. Each bracket has a spring catch I I whichis provided with a shank I2 which extends along the under-side of the`front wall 9 and is riveted to the front wall by a rivet I3. The catchhas a hook finger I4 which extends downwardly along the face of thestile and into a recess I5 which is formed by lips struck up from thefront wall of the stile. The spring catch is so fashioned both withrelation to its shank and by reason of the fact that the hook I4 whenreleased springs toward the front wall 9 that when the hooks are placedin the recesses and the rest forced downwardly the hook is put understress with relation to the shank and draws the bracket intospring-pressed engagement with the front face of the frame. By reason ofthis structure the bracket may be readily and quickly assembled and whenassembled is substantially rigid on the frame and all rattling, ormovement, under the operation of the wringer is avoided.

It will be noted that the hand-rest has the hook portion 5a whichfinishes the inner edge of the hand-rest and this extends down withinthe trough-shaped bottom Ia forming the base of the frame. This preventsthe pulling outwardly of the hand-rest to an extent that would injurethe spring.

What I claim as new is:-

1. `In a wringer, the combination of a frame; a hand-rest on the frontof the frame; and a resilient connection between the rest and frameexerting a pulling force on the frame and rest drawing them together andholding the rest in spring-pressed engagement with the front of theframe, said connection being housed by the rest.

2. In a wringer, the combination of a frame; a hand-rest on the front ofthe frame, said hand-rest being in the form of a stamping with endbrackets having walls forming recesses facing the frame; and resilientconnections between the brackets and the frame, said connections beinghoused in the recesses and exerting a pulling force on the frame andrest drawing them together and holding the rest in spring pressedengagement with the face of the frame.

3. In a wringer, the combination of a frame; a. hand-rest on the frontof the frame, said handrest being in the form of a stamping with endbrackets having walls forming recesses facing the frame; and springhooks secured in the recesses in the brackets and adapted to engage theframe for securing the rest in spring-pressed engagement with the frame.

4. In a wringer, the combination of a frame having side stiles with hookreceiving recesses therein; a hand-rest on the front of the frame formedof a stamping with brackets at its ends, said brackets having wallsforming recesses facing the stiles; and spring hooks arranged in therecesses in the brackets and extending into the recesses in the frame.

5. In a wringer, the combination of a frame; wringer rolls mounted inthe frame; a normally stationary plate form hand-rest on the front ofthe frame in front of and in direct feeding relation to the bite of therolls; a connection between the rest and frame having a resilient memberholding the rest in spring-pressed engagement with the front of theframe; and interlocking means between the rest and frame limiting theoutward swinging of the rest.

6. In a. wringer, the combination of a frame; wringer rolls mounted inthe frame; a normally stationary plate form hand-rest on the front ofthe frame in front of and in direct feeding relation to the bite of therolls; and a connection between the rest and frame having a resilientmember holding the rest in spring-pressed engagement with the front ofthe frame, said hand-rest having a downwardly extending portioninterlocking with a portion of the frame to limit the out-swinging ofthe bottom of the hand-rest.

WALTER L. KAUFFMAN, II.

